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Anna Grosman is a Melbourne-based mother of two and staunch advocate for women’s sensual empowerment. She’s recently launched Her Confidant - an elite male escort service that aims to satisfy a woman’s libido, body and mind.
Anna believes that putting a male escort on retainer will be one of the new trends of 2025 - as more and more women decide to go #boysober - rejecting the dating apps and more traditional methods of meeting a sexual partner - which all too often prove to be unsafe and unpredictable.
The men who work for her - who she calls ‘companions’ are rigorously vetted to ensure that her female clients have a safe, respectful and tailored experience.
In this taboo-smashing episode of No Filter, Mia Freedman asks every question you’d want to ask Anna - who sees herself as a feminist madam - and she also speaks with ‘Alexandria’ - one of Anna’s very satisfied customers.
You can hear part two of Mia's conversation here.
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You can find Anna Grosman & Her Confidant here.
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Host: Mia Freedman
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Executive Producer: Naima Brown
Audio Producer: Thom Lion
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It's been a while since our last Lady Startup Story, so we'd like to introduce Amy Liu, the CEO and creator of viral beauty brand Tower28. She's the business founder who did a full 360 on her rosacea and eczema-prone skin. She's here to share to teach us how she identified a niche gap in the market, and just went for it.
This is an episode of another Mamamia podcast, You Beauty that we thought you would love.
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Hosts: Erin Docherty
Guest: Amy Liu
Producer: Cassie Merritt
Audio Producer: Lu Hill
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We all know Lady Start Up is all about speaking with some of Australia’s most successful female entrepreneurs to discover how they built their businesses from the ground up. And when it comes to beauty in Australia there's one name that tops that list: Zoë Foster Blake.
Zoë Foster Blake, a self-described perfectionist, doesn’t always see it as a positive trait.
In this conversation hosted by Clare Stephens, Zoë shares what she’s learned about embracing failure, recognising when she needs space to recharge, and the interviews and events she chooses not to do.
Is Zoë Foster Blake happy? You’ll have to listen to find out.
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Host: Clare Stephens
Guest: Zoë Foster Blake
Executive Producer: Naima Brown
Audio Producer: Scott Stronach
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
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We're dropping in your feeds with a special bonus episode!
We learnt so much from each of our guests this season on Lady Startup Stories, so we wanted to put together our top 5 lessons and build a framework for getting started in business.
Today, we’re going over the most practical tips of the season and diving into some of our favourite moments with each of our incredible lady startups.
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Host: Elfy Scott
Producer: Cassie Merritt
Audio Production: Madeline Joannou
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Have you ever had a brilliant idea that you thought could change the world? But inevitably due to life and circumstance, it stayed just that - an idea?
Enter lady startup Kristy Chong, who turned her game-changing concept into a multi-million dollar reality. She’s the founder of Modibodi, the company that has been redefining the way we think about period products since 2013.
This week, Kristy sits down with Elfy to share her story, from launching the business to selling it for millions and using her success to empower other female-founded, purpose-led businesses. This is a story about paying it forward and the powerful ways entrepreneurship can not only disrupt the industry but become a catalyst for social change.
This episode of Lady Startup Stories is made in partnership with Airbnb.
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Host: Elfy Scott
Guests: Kristy Chong
Producer: Cassie Merritt
Audio Production: Madeline Joannou
Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at [email protected]
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
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